choral

See also: Choral and chorál

English

Etymology 1

Late Latin choralis, from Latin chorus.

Pronunciation

(UK) enPR: kôʹrəl, IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːɹəl/
(US) enPR: kôrʹəl, IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹəl/
Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl

Adjective

choral (not comparable)

Of, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus.
Palestrina wrote choral music for the Catholic church.

Translations

of or relating to a choir or chorus

Catalan: coral (ca)
Greek: χορικός (el) m (chorikós)
Italian: corale (it)
Manx: cochiaullee

Romanian: coral (ro)
Russian: хоровой (ru) (xorovoj)
Spanish: coral (es)

Etymology 2

See chorale. Hence, cognate with etymology 1.

Pronunciation

(UK) enPR: kŏ-rälʹ, IPA^(key): /ˈkɒɹɑːl/
Rhymes: -ɑːl

Noun

choral (plural chorals)

Alternative form of chorale

Translations

chorale — see chorale

Anagrams

lorcha, orchal

French

Adjective

choral (feminine singular chorale, masculine plural choraux, feminine plural chorales)

choral

Related terms

chœur

Noun

choral m (plural choraux)

chorale

Further reading

“choral” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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